My husband is a traitor

Chapter 262 Snake Soup, Affectionate

The next morning—

"what--"

A scream that pierced the sky woke up everyone who came to the palace to play.

The person who screamed was Gu Mingzhu, the eldest lady of Duke Protector's Mansion.

At this time, in her room, the maids surrounded her in a mess, and she leaned against the door frame, covering her eyes and screaming in fear.

After a while, everyone was attracted by her cry.

Qi Rui walked to her side, frowning, "What's going on?"

"Woo, cousin—" Gu Mingzhu cried aggrievedly when she heard this voice, and threw herself at Qi Rui, who only supported her arm, and pursed her lips even if she didn't push her for a while.

"There are snakes, there are snakes! WooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooOoooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Qi Rui's brows and eyes darkened, "Snake?"

He looked at Gu Mingzhu's maids with inquiring eyes, and the maids were also panicked and terrified. After receiving His Highness Xiao Wang's gaze, they pointed to the table...the food box.

Qi Rui let go of Gu Mingzhu, and walked forward in two steps, only to see that the lid of the food box was slightly opened, revealing a plate full of bloody live snake soup.

Look, it is indeed scary.

Turning around, he saw Qi Lei and Ouyang Lie were at the door, looking at him suspiciously.

"It's nothing, it's just a dead snake, it can't hurt anyone." To the girl's family, a dead snake might be scary, but compared to a live poisonous snake, it's just a prank to scare people.

He comforted Gu Mingzhu with a gentle voice, and conveyed it to the crowd watching the excitement, it was just a trivial matter, so don't worry about it.

But Ouyang Lie opened the fan - ever since he came to An'an, he has learned the dress of this noble son of the capital, and he never leaves his fan. It's just that it matches his exotic facial features, which is awkward no matter what.

He waved his folding fan disapprovingly, walked to Gu Mingzhu's side, and said angrily, "How can there be snakes in the palace? It must be strictly investigated. If Xiao Wang knows who put the snake in, he must make her look good!" "

As soon as these words fell, Gu Mingzhu's shoulders trembled slightly. He thought she was frightened, and his voice softened, "Miss Gu, don't be afraid, Xiao Wang will support you."

Gu Mingzhu was not afraid because of this, but what she thought of was that if a strict investigation was carried out, the origin of the snake...

So she gritted her teeth secretly, endured the bad breath, her complexion was a little pale and weak, which covered up her usual arrogance and arrogance a lot, making her look beautiful and harmless.

When Ouyang Lie saw it, he felt his heart warm up, but he heard her say, "Forget it, I also know who is going to play tricks on me. Don't need to investigate, let's get rid of these, I don't want to see these disgusting things!"

As she spoke, she covered her face again, her body trembling.

Hearing this, Qi Rui narrowed his eyes, his brows furrowed deeply, and he looked carefully at Gu Mingzhu who was terribly frightened, looking for her angry words, he also guessed what was going on.

But because Gu Mingzhu disappointed him again and again, this time, the first thing he doubted was Gu Mingzhu's attitude——

This cousin is wayward and savage, and she can't tolerate the sand in her eyes. If she is really teased so badly by someone, wouldn't the world be turned upside down and that person should be brought out and severely punished?

But at this time, she chose to take it lightly, as if she didn't pursue it anymore.

He glanced at the colorful snakes again, and then glanced at the group of maids around Gu Mingzhu, his scrutinizing eyes were menacing, and the maids were all trembling with fear.

But his gaze was fixed, but it fell on a servant girl who was wearing apricot yellow clothes and was also afraid, but her eyes were restless and flustered. Compared with other servant girls, her eyes had something else.

The flute in his hand tapped his fingers lightly, he looked at Qi Lei at the door, the latter raised his eyebrows and asked him silently.

He shook his head, "Come here, dispose of this food box. Just in case, the wing room where Miss Gu lives, check them one by one, and don't let go of any dangerous things."

He called his cronies, met his eyes, and winked. The cronies understood and nodded silently. Then some people went to deal with the food boxes, and some began to inspect under orders.

After hearing this, Gu Mingzhu couldn't sit still immediately, and hurriedly stopped her, "Slow down!"

When Qi Rui looked over, she pursed her lips and said unhappily, "Cousin, how can I let these men search the house of a girl like me? Well, let my maid examine it carefully and see If there is any problem."

As she said that, she looked at the maidservant in the apricot-yellow dress. The gesture of the maidservant was a little trembling when she saluted, but there was a little anxiety in her eyes, and she brought another maidservant to carry out an inspection.

Seeing this, Qi Rui had already made up his mind, and he didn't want to expose it. He just let go of his previous worries and nodded coldly, "If that's the case, then I won't bother my cousin to check the room."

With that said, he stepped out the door.

Gu Mingzhu couldn't believe that he left just like that, and reached out to grab his sleeve, but missed because Ouyang Lie "unintentionally" raised his arm.

"Cousin!" She stomped her feet and called softly.

Qi Rui just paused his steps, but never looked back, "It's good to have a rest."

The tone is light, with formulaic care.

Gu Mingzhu's eyes were red, she raised her hand and brushed her face with her sleeve, her eyes were full of sadness.

If it was the past, how could my cousin stay with her and comfort her... But now, he is so indifferent to her.

All this is because of Jiang Linlang!

Gu Mingzhu's eyes turned from sadness to hatred, and the overwhelming hatred was like a flame, burning her beautiful eyes.

Ouyang Lie watched this series of changes, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart, if this woman really turned from love to hate, it would be really scary.

"Miss Mingzhu, don't be sad. Seeing you cry, Xiao Wang's heart is broken." Ouyang Lie took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it over, his eyes filled with tenderness and concern, and said gently.

Gu Mingzhu flung down her sleeves fiercely, looked at Ouyang Lie's earnest and loving eyes, couldn't help but lose her mind for a moment, her hostility was less, but she was still arrogant.

"Hmph, don't worry about the prince." She didn't take on the handkerchief, but took the handkerchief herself, turned her back, and wiped the corners of her eyes.

Looking at her exquisite figure, the interest in Ouyang Lie's eyes deepened.

But she said tenderly, "Miss Mingzhu, it must be that Jiang Linlang who hurt you this time, right? I'll teach her for you! Whoever dares to hurt you, I, Ouyang Lie, will never let her go!"

Gu Mingzhu's back was slightly stiff, and after a brief silence, an idea flashed into her mind.

After a long while, she turned around, her bright smile had returned to her face, she had a rare look at Ouyang Lie, and asked tentatively, "Prince, are you willing to do anything for Mingzhu?"

Ouyang Lie couldn't help looking at her overjoyed, his eyes straightened, and he nodded, "Yes! Anything!"

(End of this chapter)